Triumph foods, incase you don’t know is one of the largest swine processing plants in America. They process over 21,000 pigs each day. Today was very cool because we got to experience watching the whole process from the beginning to packaging. It was interesting to see such a huge operation and how they do things so smoothly.
There was a first for me today, we visited a sheep dairy and got to sample sheep cheese! It was the first time I have ever had a milk product not produced from dairy cow milk. It was eye opening and have made the conclusion that i do enjoy the taste of the cheese products we got to sample. It was a simple small farm and was a new type of spot to visit compared to our other spots.
Lastly we got to meet up with some Monsanto field reps. This was an awesome and informational time because we got to ask all sort of questions about MO farming life, like when there seasons start and end, how they process there crops and what kind of market do there products enter. The agronomist that they brought to the field was very knowledgable and easy to talk to, so that was a huge bonus!
Tomorrow we are visiting another dairy and apple orchard, but after that is all done we get our first down time of the trip to explore the city a little but. Cant wait!
TTFN
-Molly K.
